CSSS offers several undergraduate courses, including several central to the Data Science minor.
Current CSSS Undergraduate Courses
CSSS 221: Statistical Concepts and Methods for the Social Sciences
CSSS 320: Evaluating Social Science Evidence
CSSS 321: Data Science and Statistics for Social Sciences I
CSSS 322: Data Science and Statistics for Social Sciences II
CSSS 452: Statistics and Philosophy of Voting
CSSS 490: Data Science Community Seminar
Listed below are the current core CSSS statistics courses. Most are cross-listed with other units. These courses often fulfill the requirements of various units' CSSS Ph.D. tracks, though students should confirm whether any specific course meets their specific track's requirements.
Current Core CSSS Graduate Statistics Courses
CSSS 504: Applied Regression
CSSS 510: Maximum Likelihood Methods for the Social Sciences
CSSS 512: Time Series and Panel Data for the Social Sciences
CSSS 523: Social Networks and Health: Biocultural Perspectives
CSSS 527: Survey Research Methods
CSSS 529: Sample Survey Techniques
CSSS 533: Research Methods in Demography
CSSS 536: Analysis of Categorical and Count Data
CSSS 544: Event History Analysis for the Social Sciences
CSSS 552: Statistics and Philosophy of Voting
CSSS 554: Statistical Methods for Spatial Data
CSSS 560: Hierarchical Modeling for the Social Sciences
CSSS 563: Statistical Demography
CSSS 564: Bayesian Statistics for the Social Sciences
CSSS 566: Causal Modeling
CSSS 567: Statistical Analysis of Social Networks
CSSS 569: Visualizing Data
CSSS 589: Multivariate Data Analysis for the Social Sciences
CSSS 591: Item Response Theory I
CSSS 592: Applied Longitudinal Data Analysis For Social Sciences
CSSS 594: Special Topics in Social Science and Statistics*
CSSS 595: Monte Carlo Simulations
In addition to its core statistics courses, CSSS lists a number of introductory graduate statistics courses, typically offered by partner units
Introductory Graduate Statistics Courses
CSSS 501: Advanced Political Research Design and Analysis
CSSS 503: Advanced Quantitative Political Methodology
CSSS 507: Methodology: Quantitative Techniques in Sociology
CSSS 509: Econometrics I: Introduction to Mathematical Statistics
Finally, CSSS also offers a set of one-credit skills courses and seminars
Skills-Based Courses and Seminars
CSSS 505: Review of Mathematics for Social Scientists
CSSS 506: Computer Environments for the Social Sciences
CSSS 508: Introduction to R for Social Scientists
CSSS 590: Center for Statistics and the Social Sciences Seminar*
* Indicates a course can be repeated for credit
Not currently offered (but accepted for track credit, if applicable)
CSSS 568: Game Theory for Social Scientists
